1907 - Petersburg Iron Works Sold to N. & W. R. R.

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Roanoke Times - October 30, 1907

PETERSBURG IRON WORKS SOLD TO N. & W. R. R.

Petersburg, Va., Oct. 29 - It is rumored that the Petersburg Iron 
Works property, north of Old Street and adjoining the Norfolk and 
Western freight yards, has been sold to the railroad company, and 
that the railroad will use the property to improve its freight 
facilities in this city. The machinery was not included in the deal. 
During the Spanish-American war the Petersburg Iron Works 
manufactured 15-inch projectiles for the United States navy. The 
company closed down shortly after the war ended.

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- Ron Davis, Roger Link